program
993
1.8
- noun
- /ˈproʊɡræm/
- US
- During the holiday season, we enjoy watching a special program about Christmas traditions on television.
- a television program
- a radio program
- watch a program
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they had a really smutty programme on fetish.
- And they had a really smutty programme on fetish.
- Look, you've had someone on your program that says the world is flat, right?
- He showed me this program called Hip Hop EJ.
- This is what Alex Jones said on his program that very day.
- You watch something on a program and you get fear.
- But I but the program is so great.
- She goes, well, we took all the steps to watch the program, but we were scammed.
Examples
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We interrupt our program now for a special bulletin.
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We interrupt this program to bring you breaking news.
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Yeah, that we're now watching a program called Child of our Time.
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Look what came up on Sky, a program called Mum and Dad.
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I do the music for that program.
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We interrupt this program with a special news.
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We interrupt this program with a breaking news story.
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We interrupt this program with a special news report.
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The Happy Hour program now signing off.
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So we won best kids program, an Emmy for that.
Synonyms
418
2.9
A radio or television program sent out to the public
368
1.0
A TV program that people watch for fun or information
130
1.0
A program you watch on TV in separate episodes
37
1.0
A show or series that people watch on television
22
2.1
A program sent by radio for people to listen to
17
1.0
A show, series, or live event that people watch on television
1
7.0
A program that people watch on television
Compounds
- Formal
14
3.9
Government plan that gives people jobs building or fixing roads and buildings
8
3.5
A program that gives rewards to encourage people, especially employees, to reach goals
7
3.2
A planned set of school courses in subjects like arts and sciences to prepare for college
6
3.4
A series of US space missions that landed people on the Moon and brought them safely home
6
3.4
A planned course of treatment to help someone recover after illness, injury, or addiction
2
3.5
A system where students do paid part-time work and study to gain experience
- Specialized
2
5.6
A set of instructions written in a language people can read and later changed into code a computer can run
- Specialized
2
4.2
A piece of software that runs in the background to help other apps or the system
- Specialized
2
4.6
A computer tool that watches a system, reports problems, and can restart services
- Specialized
1
6.9
A way of buying and selling large amounts of stocks using computer programs
- Specialized
1
3.4
A computer program that controls a computer's main parts, like an operating system
1
6.5
United States space project that sent people into Earth's orbit in 1965 and 1966 to prepare for Moon missions
- Formal
1
5.5
A United States government effort that finds and cleans the worst sites with dangerous chemical waste
- Specialized
1
3.8
A computer tool that does system tasks like cleaning files or scanning for viruses
- Specialized
1
3.9
A program on your computer that gets data and services from a server
A United States program from 1948 to 1952 that gave money to rebuild Europe after World War II
- Specialized
1
6.1
A computer program written in the Fortran language for science or math calculations
1
4.2
An activity at a museum or park that explains exhibits and natural features to visitors
- Specialized
1
3.5
Software that reads on-screen text aloud for people with sight or reading problems
- Specialized
1
4.7
A program that manages a computer's parts and basic functions like an operating system
- Specialized
1
5.1
To make a computer program run faster and use less memory or power
- Specialized
1
3.6
A computer tool that changes code from one programming language to another
- Specialized
1
5.2
A program that turns programming code into instructions the computer can run
- Specialized
1
4.3
Computer code stored in a library that helps other software do common tasks
- Specialized
1
4.0
Computer software that collects logs and makes reports for checking accounts and systems
A program that helps people with disabilities learn job skills to find work
- Specialized
1
5.4
A program that is fully prepared to be loaded and run on a computer
- Specialized
1
3.7
A program that protects computers and networks from harmful software
- Specialized
1
8.4
A computer program that uses simple rules to find good solutions when checking every choice is impossible
- Specialized
1
6.0
A set of computer instructions that follow rules to solve a problem
- Specialized
1
3.7
A collection of ready-made pieces of code developers use in applications
- Specialized
1
5.2
A tool that shows each step a computer program takes while it runs to find errors
- Specialized
1
7.2
A computer system that keeps instructions in memory so it can run different programs
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Program comes from Greek parts pro- ('before') and gram ('something written'), so a radio or TV program is a 'planned show' that was prepared and listed before it was broadcast. That's why a program is a show made and presented to an audience.